The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
Enca1 Affafrs.


ANOAho.
Last week William IL. johnson, of Kirk
wood, lost valuable COW, from some unknown
cause.
WIN. Z. Nichol has been commissioned &:
postmaster at Boothby Hill, in place of s. N
Hyde, resigned.
John NJ. STREET. has been commissioned
postmaster at Wimbledon, in place of Frank
Bateman, resigned.
MIR. Armand D. Allbone, of Shreveport
La, spent few days this week with his brother
Mr.. Thomas Alllbone. near the Hickory. Mr.
Allibone is largely engaged in the cotton bust
ness in Shreveport.
"A festival for the benefit of Aberdeen
Southern Methodist Church is announced TO
take place In Mr.. Jas. B. Bakers canning
house, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
June Sth, 9th and 10th.
DIR. ]. Ward Scott offers for sale his beauti
full home, "Harden," in Darlington. His rea'
son for selling is ON account Of the continued
i'll health of Mrs. Scott. DR.. Scott will remove
with his family to Northern Georgia or South.
ern California.
MIR. j. Wesley Whitaker has just finished
building new barn for Mr.. John T. Ward,
near Forest Hill. He is now engaged in put.
ting In scafioldng, in order that Mr.. Ward may
house the large crop of tobacco he expects to
raise this year.
DIR. Edward e. Proctor, formerly Of Hartford
county, read valuable paper on "Hernia," be-
fore the Medical and Surgical Society Of Western
Illinois, at Carrolton, Ills, on May 4th. DIR.
Proctor is successfully engaged in practicing
medicine at Kane, Greene county, Ills.
Tax Collector David G. Tucker has added
from 1000 TO $4,000 TO the assessable basis
of the third district. Collectors Benjamin Cole,
Of the second district, and Jacob A. Grafton, of
the fifth district, have also added largely to the
assessments in their respective districts.
Howard Anderson, who is employed at the
Susquehanna Paper Mills, near Conowingo, is II
years Of age, and is said to be the youngest and
one Of the most expert paper machine tenders
In the United States. He is son OF Mr.. W. F.
Anderson, formerly of Hartford Furnace.
"A meeting of citizens was held at Morrison
Station, B. and o. Railroad, Baltimore county,
last week, to take action towards procuring
mail facilities at that point, there being a con-
siderable area of country, of which Morrison is
the centre, which has no convenient postofiice.
"A colored man recently on trial for larceny,
In the Hartford county court, was asked "What
do you do towards making liying?" He re-
piled: 81 take hold of anything can lay my
hands on" There was a general laugh, which
was checked by Bailif Dunnigans peremptory
cry of "silunce."
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. r. Wallis, of Forest
Hill, expected to leave yesterday for a trip to
Cumberland county, New Jersey, where they
will visit Mr.. Wallis's brother, Mr.. Charles
Wallis. They will spend day or two in
Philadelphia, and possibly extend their trip to
New York city.
Nelson Ryan is at the City Hospital, Balti-
more, having been seriously injured by trying
to jump train at Perryville on Saturday while
the cars were in motion. He missed his foot
ing and fell under the wheels, breaking his
right leg and crushing his left foot. His leg
Lad to be amputated.
-Messrs. Emmart, Wightman & Co., canned
goods commission merchants, 81 s. Gay street,
Baltimore, have largely increased their capital
and have opened a factory for manufacturing
cans, solder, &C. They propose to supply Har.
ford county Gamers with cans of their own
make at satisfactory prices
Mr.. William Oldfeld, of Fountain Green,
Is having an extensive addition built to his barn
and stabling, which, when completed, will en-.
able him TO stable and feed fifty head of cattle
during the winter. The work is being done by
Mr.. Marion Anderson. Mr.. 0ldfeld Is one Of
our most energetic and successful farmers.
Miss Annie Vancourt, of the Hickory
brought to our Office on Monday an egg laid by
one of her hens, which measures eight inches
around Its larger circumference and six and a
half inches the other way. The hen, it is be.
lieved, made special effort on this occasion
in order to cackle over the Big Woods hens.
An interesting wedding took place in Phila-
delphia, on the 18th of this month. The contract
ing parties were Francis Way, aged ca years,
and Laura V. Jones, aged 3S years, both of Har.
ford county. The marriage was performed by
Friends ceremony, in the presence ofthe Mayor,
City Solicitor Warwick, and two friends of the
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some brown Surah silk.-Delta Herald
-"Billy," the favorite riding and driving
horse of the late DIR. Geo. Thomas Hays, of
Aberdeen, died at the residence of Mrs. Hays,
on Tuesday of last week, at the age of 90 years
"Bllly" was lineal descendant of the celebrated
imported Sir Archie and was horse of
spirit and great endurance. He could run like
a deer. The family were greatly attached to
Billy. He had not been used for year or two
Don't fail to attend the strawberry festival
and sociable to be held in Bel Air, ON the par
sonage lawn, adjoining the Methodist Protestant
Church, Thursday and Friday evenings, June
I'd and 3d. All the delicaces of the season,
such as strawberries and cream, ice cream,
lemonade, confectionery, fruits, &C., will be
served at the usual rates. The grounds will be
Illuminated and the comfort of guests attended
to.
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